cumulative voting
Example Sentences
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The settlement also replaced the at-large system — in which every seat was filled by districtwide vote — with what’s known as cumulative voting.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
Fortunately, there’s a readily available solution to address this: Congress could also enact what’s known as cumulative voting.
From Slate • Aug. 27, 2025
She insisted that her positions had been taken out of context, and she noted that cumulative voting was already used in communities around the country.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2022
A federal court judge agreed and in 2009 ordered the imposition of a rarely used process known as cumulative voting.
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2010
They should be elected, consequently, from comparatively large districts, or, if possible, by the electorate of the whole state under some system of cumulative voting.
From The Promise of American Life by Croly, Herbert David
